AUDI S3 2016 Owner's Guide

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Speed warning ¢page 130
Selector lever positions C?page 89
On-board computer display ¢page29
Diesel engine*: remaining C?page 234
range for AdBlue
Plug-in hybr id drive*: d ig ital
C? page 29
tachometer
Plug-in hybrid drive*: range dis-
¢ page 102
play
On-board computer display
The on-board computer display monitors the dif­
ferent memory levels:
- Sho rt-term memory (on-board computer 1)
- Long-term memory (on-boa rd computer 2)
- Efficiency program
The following information can be displayed con­
secutively in the on-board computer:
- Tim e
- Date
- Estimated range based on current fuel level
- Estimated range based on current Ad Blue* level
- T ravel time
- Average consumption
- Average speed
- Distance
- Current fuel consumption
- Engine oil temperature indicator*
On-board computer O (short-term memory)
The short-term memory collects driving informa­
tion from the t ime the ignition is switched on un­
til it is switched off. If you cont inue dr iv ing
with­
in two hours
after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculat ing the cur­
rent trip information. If stopped for more the
two hours, the short term memory is automati­
cally eras ed once you begin driving .
On-board computer fJ (long-term memory)
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automat ically. Yo u can se­
l ect the time period for evaluating trip informa­
tion yourself .
Driver informa tion system
Efficiency program i1
The eff iciency p rogram can help you to use less
fuel<=>page31.
(0 Tips
- Th e on-board computer is controlled by the
left button fields on the multifunction
steering whee l.
- For information on using the other button
fields, such as the audio, telephone* and
navigation* functions, see the MMI owner's
manual.
- Disconnecting the battery causes all the
memory data to be erased .
Operation
Applies to vehicles : wi th drive r info rmation system
The driver information system is controlled with
the multifunction steering wheel.
Fig. 9 Mult ifunct ion steering wheel: Drive r Info rmation
System controls
Fig. 10 Drive r infor mation syste m: open ing t he vehicle
functions menu
In addition to information about the on-board
computer (on-board computer 1 , 2 and the effi­
ciency program) , informat ion about other sys­
tems can also be shown in the display.
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Driver information system
You can identify which level (on-board computer
1, 2 or the efficiency program) is shown in the
d isp lay based on the small
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ii .
The tab@¢ page 28, fig. 8 is displayed once you
press the button
CD ~ fig. 9 on the mu ltifunction
steer ing wheel.
Operating
• Switch on the ignition. The last select function
is d isp layed.
• To switch between the tabs, press the rocker
button
CD to the left or right~ fig. 9.
• To access additional information below or
above, rotate the thumbwheel @down or up.
• To confirm a selection, press the thumbwheel
@ .
• To select a function programmed to a steering
wheel button, press the button
@ . For addi­
tional information, see ¢
page 30, Assigning
a function to a programmable steering wheel
button
Opening the Vehicle functions
• Select the first tab with the button CD-
• Press the button@. The Vehicle functions
menu is displayed¢ fig. 10.
,.. To select a menu item, turn and press the
thumbwheel @.
Resetting values to zero
• In the Vehicle functions menu, select On­
board computer or Efficiency program.
• Select a value in the desired trip computer or in
the efficiency program.
• To reset the values in a memory, press and hold
the thumbwheel @for one second .
Recalling indicator lights and messages
• Press the button CD repeatedly until the D tab
appears.
The
D tab is only v is ible when there is a mal·
function .
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Assigning a function to a programmable
steering wheel button
• Select: the IM ENU I button > Car > Systems*
control button > Vehicle settings > Steering
wheel button programming .
The Q tab is only visible when there is at least
one indicator light or message displayed.
@ Tips
- If the vehicle battery is disconnected, all
memory values are erased .
- Information on the efficiency program
¢page 31.
- There is more information o n the multifunc­
t ion steering whee l in the
MMI* owner's
manual.
Boost indicator
App lies to vehicles: wi th boos t pressure indicator
Fig. 11 Instrument cluster: boost indicator
Boost pressure indicator (boost)
A bar graph that begins on the left and fills in to­
ward the r ight indicates the engine 's current load
(mean ing the current boost pressure).

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Efficiency program
Description
Appl ies to vehicles: with driver info rmation system
Fig . 1 2 Inst rument cluster : efficiency program (examp le)
Opening the efficiency program i1
.. Open the vehicle functions by press ing the but­
ton ®¢
page 29, fig. 9 and select the Efficien­
cy program menu item ¢ page 30.
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel. It evaluates driving info rmat ion in reference
to fu el consumption and shows other equipment
in fluenc ing co nsumption
¢ page 31. Fuel econ­
omy messages ¢
page 31 provide tips for effi­
cient dr iv ing .
The efficiency program receives data about the
d istance and fuel co nsumption from the on­
board computer
1. If the data in the efficiency
p rogram is de leted c::>
page 30, the va lues in the
on-board com puter 1 are a lso rese t.
Other equ ipment
Applies to vehicles: with driver information system
Fig . 1 3 Inst rume nt cluster: o ther eq uipment (examp le)
.. Turn the menu thumbwheel@c::> page 29,
fig. 9 in the efficie ncy program u nti l the other
Driver in forma tion system
equipment affecting consumption appea rs in
the display.
Ot her equ ipment that is current ly affecting fue l
consump tion is lis ted in the effic iency p rogram.
T he disp lay shows up to t hree other items of
equipment @. T he equ ipment using the most
f uel is listed first. If more than three items using
fuel a re switched on, the equipment t hat is c ur­
re ntly us ing the most fuel is d isp layed.
A scale @ also shows the current total consump­
tion of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
Applies to vehicles: with driver information system
Fig. 14 Instrument cluste r: economy tip (examp le)
Fuel economy messages are displayed when fuel
consumption is increased by certain conditions. If
yo u follow these economy tips, you can red uce
your vehicle 's fuel consumption. The messages
appea r automatically and are only displayed in
the efficiency program . The fuel economy mes­
sages turn off a utomatically a fter a ce rtain per i­
o d of t ime.
.,. To turn an economy message off immediately
after it appears, p ress any button on the m ulti­
fu nction stee ring wheel.
(D Tips
- Once you have turned an eco nomy tip off, it
w ill only appear aga in afte r you turn the ig­
nition o n ag ain.
- Th e economy tips are not d isp layed in every
ins tanc e, bu t rather in in terva ls over a per i­
od of time .
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Driver information system
Lap timer and engine oil
temperature indicator
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S models)
The engine oil temperature is only shown in the
lap timer display.
Lap timer
You can record and evaluate lap times with the
lap timer in the display
i=:,page 32, fig. 16. Th e
time is measured in minutes, seconds and
1/10
seconds . With lap times longer than 60 minutes,
the hour is also shown and the display of
1/10 seconds is removed.
The time measurement on an individua l lap ends
after
99 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds. A
new lap starts automatically after that .
The measurement ends after a maximum of
30
laps. You can then evaluated the lap times or
start a new time measurement .
Engine oil temperature indicator
I f the engine o il temperature is below
140 °F
(60 °C), the 'l=:1: symbol followed by three hy­
phens"- --" and the °C un it is shown .
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture when the engine oil temperature is between
176 °f (80 °C) and 248 °f (120 °C) under nor­
mal d riving conditions. The engine oil tempera­
ture may be higher if there is heavy eng ine load
and high temperatures outside. This is not a
cause for concern as long as the .¢
page 20 or
Ill i=:,page 24 indicator lights in the display do
not blink.
A WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
vehicle safely . As the driver, you have com­
plete responsibility for safety in traffic . Only
use the functions such as the lap timer in such
a way that you always maintain complete con­
trol over your vehicle in all traffic s ituations.
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@ Tips
You can retrieve information from the trip
computer while the lap timer stopwatch is
running.
Opening the lap timer and measuring time
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S models)
Fig. 15 Multi functio n stee ring whee l: co ntro ls
Fig. 16 Instrumen t cluster: lap timer
Opening the lap timer
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.. Press the button @ on the multifunction steer­
ing wheel and turn the thumbwheel
®
i=:, fig. 15 until Lap timer ¢ fig. 16 appears.
.. Press the thumbwheel
® to confirm the selec­
tion.
Timing laps
.. To start timing, press the thumbwheel @while
on the
Lap 1 - press OK menu item. The time
measurement is shown in line @¢
fig. 16.
.. To measure the lap time, press the thumb­
wheel
® again while on the New lap· press OK
menu item. This starts timing the next lap at
the same time . The last time measurement
moves up to the top line@. Line @ contains
the current lap t ime .

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If the symbol . is green dur ing the current lap
time measurement, the cur rent time is faster
than the prev ious best time. If the symbol. is
red, the current time is slower @.
Display ing split time and pausing timing
.. To d is p lay a split time [~], turn t he thumb-
whee l@ unti l
Split time appears in line@.
Press the thumbwheel @to confirm the selec­
t ion. The split t ime appears for approximately
10 seconds in line @. The t iming of the current
lap continues .
If yo u wou ld like to insert a pause
m immediate ­
l y after the sp lit time, first press the th umb­
wheel @and then the menu item
Press OK to go
back to confirm.
.. To insert a pa use, tur n the thumbwhee l@ unti l
Pause appea rs in the line @. P ress the thumb­
wheel @to confirm the select ion. T he pa use
symbol mappea rs in l ine @.
.. To continue timi ng, press the thumbwhee l@ .
I f t iming is paused, yo u can co ntinue i t late r even
if you swi tch the ig nition off .
Meaning of the i ndicators i n the center display
~ fig. 16:
CD Displ ay of last recor ded time
@ Symbols
:
-[OJ: start of t ime record ing
- •: slowest recorded t ime
-(i): fa stest recorded t ime
- r6J1 : spli t tim e
-m : pause
® Current t ime measurement
@ Men
u:
- Lap 1 (start)
- New lap (start anot her lap)
- Split time (time within section of the
route)
- Pause (interrupts measureme nt)
- Statistics (evaluation of lap t imes)
- Reset (all va lues are de leted)
Driver in forma tion system
Evaluating or resetting recorded times
Applies to vehicles: with lap tim er (S models)
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and aver­
age lap times .
Fig. 17 Instrume nt cluste r: eva luat ing reco rde d tim es
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Aft er evalu ating the la p times, you c an con tinue
the current timing round or start over, mea ning
start lap 1 again.
.. To ev alu at e the ti me m eas uremen t, tu rn the
t humbwhee l@ ~
page 32 , fig. 15 unt il Statis­
tics appears in line@¢ page 32, fig . 16. Press
the t humbwheel @to confirm the se lection.
The dis play shows the fastest lap
" + ", the slow­
est lap" -" and the average lap time "0". To d is­
play t he individua l lap times, turn the thumb­
wheel @dow nward
C3 o r upwa rd !! .
.. To cont in u e the lap measurement that was
s tarted, press the t humbwheel @.
.. To re set t he time measureme nt to zer o, fi rst
p re ss the thum bwhee l@ , then tur n t he
t humbwhee l@
~ page 32 , fig. 15 unt il Reset
ap pears in line @ ¢ page 32, fig . 16 . Press the
thumbwhee l@ to confirm the select ion .
.. To restart the lap timer f or the new lap meas­
urement, press the th umbwheel @.
.. To ex it t he lap time r, press the b utton @ on
th e multifunction steering wheel an d kee p
t ur ning the thumbwhee l@ ¢
page 32, fig . 15
until a new menu i tem appears. Press t he
t humbwhee l@ to confirm the sele ct io n.
E xplanation of the evaluation¢
fig. 17:
@ A
ll laps
® II: fastest lap t ime
© . : s lowest lap t ime
@ rpj : aver age la p time
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Driver information s ystem
©
®
measuremen t
(D Tips
-Saved lap times canno t be individually de­
l eted from the total res ults.
- The
saved lap timer values will remain after
switching the ignit ion off .
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Central locking
Key set
Fig. 18 Your vehicle key set
The key set contains two remote control keys or
conven ience keys*. To fold the key out and back
in place, press the release button¢
fig. 18
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Remote control key or convenience key
The convenience key* is a vehicle remote control
key with special functions¢
page 38, Locking
and unlocking with the convenience key
and
¢ page 82, Starting and stopping the engine
(vehicles with a convenience key).
With the remote control key, you can lock and
unlock the vehicle centrally and start the engine.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle in the MMI. This a llows you to make
sure you have received all of the keys when you purchase a used vehicle. Select: the
I MENU I but­
ton
> Car> Systems* control button > Program­
med keys .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de­
activated.
It is important to bring all keys with
you . If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insurance company.
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle. The vehicle may not start if another
Opening and closing
radio device such as a key for another vehicle or a
transponder is located on the key ring.
Data in the remote control key or
convenience key
While driving, service and maintenance-relevant
data is continuous ly stored on your remote con­
tro l key or conven ience key*. Your Audi service
advisor can read out this data and tell you about
the work your vehicle needs.
A WARNING
-- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil­
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine or operate
electrica l equipment such as power win­
dows .
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com­
p lete stop. Otherwise, the steering lock
could engage sudden ly and increase the risk
of an accident.
(D Tips
The operation o f the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference from
transmitters in the vicinity of the vehicle
working in the same frequency range (for ex­
ample, a cell phone or radio equipment).
Central locking system description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
There are different ways, depending on vehicle
equipment:
- Remote control key
c:> page 3 7,
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door c:>page 39,
or
- Sensors in the front door handles on vehicles
with a convenience key*
c:> page 38,
- Central locking switch inside c:> page 39.
Selective unlocking
•
The doors and luggage compa rtment lid will lock
when they close. You can set in the MMI whether ..,.
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Opening and clo sin g
only the driver 's door or the entire vehicle should
un lock when unlocking
r::!;> page 39 .
Automatic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock function locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has
ex­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked again once the ign ition key is
removed. In addition, the vehicle can be u nlocked
if the opening function in the power locki ng sys ­
tem sw itch is used or one of the door handles is
pulled .
I n the event of a crash with a irbag deployment ,
the doors automat ica lly unlock to allow access to
the vehicle.
Ant i-theft alarm s yst em *
If t he ant i-theft alarm system detects a veh icle
break-in, audio and v isual warning signals are
tr iggered .
The ant i- theft alarm system turns on automati ­
cally when you lock the vehicle .
It deactivates
when unlocking using the remote control key or
by touc hing the sensor on the door handle (con­
ven ience key).
To sw itch the ala rm off, press the@ button o n
the remote control key or convenience key or
sw itch the ignition on. The a la rm also stops auto ­
mat ica lly after a certain amount of time.
Tu rn sign als
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
vehicle and flash once when you lock the vehicle .
If they do not f lash, one of the doors, the lug­
gage compartment lid or the hood is not locked
or the ignition is still sw itched on (the latter ap ­
plies to veh icles with a convenience key) .
Unintentionally loc king your se lf out
The fo llowing conditions prevent you from lock­
ing your remote control key in the vehicle :
- The vehicle does not lock with the central lock­
ing switch if the driver 's door is op en
r::!;> page 39.
-On vehicles with a convenience key* , the lug ­
gage compartment lid un locks again after clos-
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ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug­
gage compartment.
To avo id accidentally locking yourself out, do not
l ock your vehicle with the remote control key or
convenience key* until all doors and the luggage
compartment lid ar e closed.
{!) Tips
- Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- If the LED in the upper e dge of the drive r's
door turns on for about 30 seconds after
the vehicle is locked, there is a malfunction in the power locking or the anti-theft a larm
system *. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig . 19 Remote con tro l key: LED
Fig . 20 Remote contro l key: o penin g the cover
LED in th e re mot e co nt rol k ey
The LED r=> fig. 19 informs you of the remote con­
trol key function.
.. If you press a button briefly , the LED blinks
once.

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.. The LED blinks several times when you press a
button longer (convenience opening*) .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead. The message
1:1 Please
change key battery
may also appear in the in­
strument cluster display . Replace the battery .
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Pry the cover @off of the key (Dusing a coin
c::>fig . 20 .
.,. Insert the new battery with the "+" facing up .
.. Press the cover back onto the key until it clicks
into place .
We recommend having the battery replaced by
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility .
@ For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the env ironment.
Do not dispose of them in household trash .
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery.
Remote control key synchronization
The remote control key must be synchronized if
the vehicle does not lock and unlock with the re­
mote control.
.. Press the remote control key button~-
.. Insert the key in the driver's door lock within 30
seconds .
.,. Press the~ button or~ button .
Open ing and closing
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 21 Remote control key or conve nien ce key : button pro­
gramm ing
@ m Open
@ i'.D Close
© .:::::$Unlock luggage compartment lid
@ IPANIC !T rigger the alarm
... To unloc k the vehicle, press the button@~
c::>fig. 21 .
.. To lock the vehicle, bring the selector lever into
the P position and press the~ button
@.
.. To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the ~ button © briefly.
.,. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the~ button © for at least one sec­
ond .
... To trigger the alarm, press the red I PANIC ! but­
ton @. T he veh icle horn and emergency flash­
ers turn on.
.. To turn off the alarm, press the red I PANIC !
button @again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and a door or the lug­
gage compartment lid are not opened w ithin 45
seconds, the vehicle locks again automat ically.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being acci ­
dentally left unlocked over a long period of time.
This does not apply if you press the~ button ©
button for at least one second.
For vehicles with
safety central locking (selective
unlocking)
c::> page 40, only the driver's door
and the fuel f iller door are opened by pressing
the ~ button @ once, and the entire vehicle un-
locks when the button is pressed twice .
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Opening and clo sin g
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.& in Key
set on page
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@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key or conven­
ience key within view of the vehicle.
- Do not use the remote contro l when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
i ntent ionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered . If this happens,
press the un lock button@ .
- The vehicle can only be locked when these­
lector lever is in the
P posit ion.
- Only use the panic function in an emergen­
cy.
- For information on additional remote con­
trol key or convenience key functions, refer
to
Q page 43, Convenience opening/clos­
ing .
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
A pp lies to veh icles: w ith conve nien ce key
The front doors and the luggage compartment
lid can be unlocked and locked without using the
remote control key .
Fig. 22 Drive r's door : locking the vehicle with the conve n­
i ence key
• To unlock the door automatically, grasp the
drive r's or front passenger's door handle
¢ fig. 22.
• To open the door, pull the door hand le.
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• To unlock or open the luggage compartment
lid, press the handle in the luggage compart­
ment lid
~ page 41, fig . 26.
• To lock the vehicle, bring the se lector lever into
the P position, close the door and touch the
sensor on the driver's door handle
one time. Do
not ho ld the door handle wh ile doing this .
Only the front doors and luggage compartment
li d can be unlocked or locked. The remote control
key must be within a range of about
5 ft (1.5 m)
from the door or the luggage compartment lid . It
makes no d ifference whether the remote con trol
key is in yo ur jac ket pocket, purse or br iefcase .
If you hold the door handle while lock ing, this
can prevent the locking funct ion.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di­
rectly after locking it. This allows you the oppor­
tun ity to check that the driver 's door is locked .
The settings in the MMI specify if the entire vehi­
cle or one of the doors is unlocked when unlock­
i ng the vehicle¢
page 39 .
A WARNING
Read and fo llow all WARNINGS Q .& in Key
set on page 35
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri­
od of t ime, note the following:
- The proximity sensor sw itches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the battery from dra ining and to
ma inta in the veh icle's ab ility to start for as
long as possible. You may not be able to un­
lock yo ur vehicle us ing the convenience key.
- For an exp lanat ion on co nfo rm ity w ith the
FCC reg ulations in the Un ited States and the
Industry Canada regulat ions, refer to
¢page 309.
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